AMHERST, MA. – Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are leading an initiative to advance scalable manufacturing processes that enable commercial fabrication of highly refractive metalenses, which could allow these high-performing optical wafers to be widely used in next-generation smartphone camer
A recent analysis of President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” economic package conducted by UMass Amherst economists Lenore Palladino and Chirag Lala has been cited by the White House in promotion of the proposal.
BOSTON (Sept. 2, 2021) – The University of Massachusetts and Chapman University today announced the transfer of control of Brandman University to UMass. This newly finalized affiliation officially launches UMass Global, a nonprofit affiliate of UMass that will deliver expanded online education opportunities to adult learners across the nation and around the globe.
In a victory for the University of Massachusetts as it works to keep its 75,000 students, 24,000 employees and host communities safe throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal judge has denied a request to halt the university’s student COVID-19 vaccination requirement. U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper issued the ruling this afternoon following a Thursday hearing in the U.S. District Court in Boston. The rulings denied the plaintiff’s request to halt the student vaccinations and granted the university’s request to dismiss the case.
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Two studies from the lab of Daryl Bosco, PhD, associate professor of neurology, offer new insights into the biochemical and molecular mechanisms that cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Understanding which cellular processes are disrupted in motor neurons in ALS and how the disruption occurs will allow scientists to identify and develop potential treatments for common defects that cross the more than two dozen unique gene mutations that lead to ALS.
The Vaccine Corps is expanding thanks to students in the School of Medicine and Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Medical School. On Tuesday, Aug. 10, a group of second-year medical students and nursing students trained the 162 new students in the School of Medicine Class of 2025 administer intramuscular injections, the type needed to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Sustainable Solutions Lab (SSL) has awarded its second round of seed grants to two research projects exploring the employment and maternal health impacts of climate change on lower-income and minority communities. The projects, selected out of a highly competitive pool, received $7,500 through funding from SSL-affiliate deans.
A new video series featuring scientists from the Institute for Drug Resistance at UMass Medical School is designed to promote the importance of biomedical research. Celia Schiffer, PhD, the Gladys Smith Martin Chair in Oncology, professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, and founder and director of the Institute for Drug Resistance, created the project to give colleagues the opportunity to explain their research.
UMass Medical School was awarded a $1.7 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to address the increasing prevalence of Crohn’s disease in Puerto Rico in a cost-effective, culturally sensitive way. With the funding, Ana Maldonado-Contreras, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology & physiological systems, will tailor a novel diet created at UMass Medical School to patients on the island with different food availability and preferences.